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MPs criticise 'fundamentally perverse' council tax incentives

The incentive to work for some families has withered because of changes to council tax benefits, with some losing as much as 97p out of every extra pound they earn, the Public Accounts Committee has found.

Councils are 'tackling the biggest cuts in living memory'

Local authorities are "tackling the biggest cuts in living memory" and urged the Government to give them the full amount of funding needed to provide adequate council tax support for vulnerable residents.